Savings-bank.



C. FISHER.

SAVINGS BANK.

APPLICATION FILED APR.19,1909.

Patented Apr. 25, 19H.

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CHARLES FISHER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY Missive-ASSIGNMENTS.To

THR AUTOMATIC RECORDING SAFE COMPANY, ORCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A-CORIORA-TION F ILLINOIS.

SAVINGS-BANK.

' Specification' of Letters Patent.

Patenten Apr. 23.1911.

Appncatio'fna April 19, 1909; Serial No. 490,873.v

To all whom ttmayconcem:

Be 1t knoivn that l, CHARLES FISHER. a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Savings-Banks, of which the following is a specification.

My inventionrclates particularly to. Savings-banks provided with severalcoin com- Myprimary object `is to provide an im proved savings bank ofthe character indicated which has great durability, which possesseslarge capacity, which can be manufactured at moderate cost, and which 1svery secure. It may bepreliminarily stated tha-t.

a common method of employing banks of this character is that wherebybanking institutions furnish the savings-banks to depositors, thcbanking institutions retaining keys to the savings-banks so that thebanks can be opened only when they are brought to the bankinginstitution for the purpose of effecting deposit of the contents. In ananalogous manner, parents may supply their children with these banks,the parents retainincv the keys so that the banks may be opened onlywith the consent of the parents. My invention is illustrated in itspreferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, in Ivhich y Figure 1represents a perspective view 'of savings bank constructed in accordancewith my invention; Fig. 2, a vertical Sectional view of the same Fifr.3, a horizontal sectional view of the same; and Fig. 4:, a brokenperspective view of -a coin-slot closure employed, said coin-slotclosure serving also as a coin-gripping device adapted to preventtheWithdrawal of coins after partial insertion thereof.

In the construction illustrated, A represents a body or core providedWith moneyrcceptacles or money-chambers; and 'B, a casing which receivesthe bodyA and is preferably secured thereto by improved means which willbe presently described.

The body .A preferably comprises a "basef 1 and coin-chambers, orcoin-receptacles, 2 rising from said base. The coin-chambers 2preferablyfvcomprise slotted tubes "which are formed integrally withIthe base land have open upper ends. In the casting operation,y i

the tubes are formed so that adjacent tubes have their Walls partiallyin `comllnon,`as indicated at 3. The tubes" are' preferably groupedsolnewhatvin the' form of a semicircle, thus forming a partial Wall for4a chamber 4 which is openat its top and also at its outer side, asindicated at 5. The coinl tubes have Vertical slots 6 at their outersides in which the thumb or forengervmay move in the operation oflifting the coins,

in a stack, from the coin-tube.' The' upper surface of the base 1 hasthe metal cut away at the periphery at the lower ends of the' slots 6,as indicated at 7, thus 'enabling the foreinger or thumb to be placedbeneath the stack of coinsin the operation of removing the coins. TheWalls 8 of thecoin-tube'sare out away at the 'upper ends of their outerportions, that is, adjacent to the upper ends of the Slots 6, asindicated at 9, providingA for the insertion of the coinsinto thevcoinreceptacles. The body A isequippedl with a fixed nut 10 adapted toserve in securing said body and the casing B together. The nut 10 may beprovided by casting alug integrally With the inner Wall of one Of thecoin-tubes providing a perforation in said lug and cated at the upperend'of the innerportionl of the chamber 4.

The casing B preferably comprises-a cylinder 11 and a top v12formedi'integrally T8 5 threading the same.` Thus the nut 10 is 'loftherewith. The casing may be drawn o1 stam eel-from a sheet-metall disk.i' Thevcir-f cum erential Wall 11 is provided at its up per portion withcoin-slots 13 Which register with the cutaway portions 9 at the upperends of the coin-receptacles 2. The vvertical wall of the casing is`'also provided with ver-` tical slots 14 which are graduated as indi-"f`cated at 15, sa'd slots permitting the coins in' the coin-receptacles to`be viewed and the graduations serving as ready means for de-v H,termining the number of coins in the recepl tacles. Thev central lportionv fof the top of the casing is provided with a depressed bearing16 in ,which is housed the h ea'd 17 -of a screw 18 received by the nut10.v The .screw 18 has a flange 19 located in the cupindicated at 20.The cup-shape bearing 16 is shown formed separately from the top 'I2 ofthe casing, although it may be formed integrally therewith. As shown,the -top of the casing has a central perforation with the adjacent metalstruck downwardly, -as indicated at 21, and the cup-shape bearing 1Gprojects downwardly through said perforation, the upper portion of saidbearing having a flange 22 which rests in the depression surroundingsaid perforation, so that the upper surface of th'e flange 22 is flushwith the upper surface of the top 12 of the casing. A name-plate 23is'applied to the top of the easing b 'tifincans of rivets 24, said'plate having a central perforaton-25 adapt- -ed to receive a key 26. Thenaine-*plate 23 serves to' secure the bearing 16 in place, and theperforation 25 in said name-plate is of less diameter than the flange1.9 of the screw and of just sufficient size to receive the shank of thekey 26. The key'26 has a socket 27 of a shape corresponding with thehead of the 4screw 18, and affords a means'whereby the screw may beturned out of the nut 10, thereby permitting the casing to bedisconnected from the body A.

The coin-slots 13 areguarded by flexible coin-grippers 28 which arelocated adjacent to the slots at the inner Surface of the Vertical wallsof the easing and which have edges adapted to grip coins entered in the'slots. The grippers I28 may be formed integrally with each other, ifdesired. In the illustration given,- thel grippers constitute.,portionsof an annular rubber member 29 which has a base-portion 30 anda depending flange 31 whose lower edge lies approximately even with thelower edges of the slots 13. The base-portion or flange 30 of the.rubber ring is provided ,with a groove 32, thereby forming ashortdepending flange 33 which is received in the rooved peripheral portion.of a securing isk 34. The disk 34 is provided with a central perforationto accommodate the depressed central port-ion l21 of the casing-top 12.The

, 'rivets-24' which serve, to secure the key-plate,

or name-plate, 23- may serve lto secure the disk 24 to the top-member ofthe casing.

l It is preferred to employ the annular member 29 to' constitute theflexible grippers 28 "guarding the coin-slots, inasmuch as' thisexpedient,v provides for a close fit Within the' upper portion of thecasing and afordsa ready means of attaching the grippers to the upper'portion of the easing. As has been lcoins in practically a horizontaling insertion, whereby the effectiveness of epopea indicated, the rubbermembers 28 extend across, or practically across, tHe coin-slots 13 andthe lower edges of the members 28 afzontal shoulders 35 forming thebottoms of the recesses resulting from cutting away the metal of thecoin-receptacles at the upper outer portions thereof. The shoulders 35afford guides which serve to maintain the the gripping device isenhanced. It is obvious that were the coin permitted to slant downwardlyduring insertion the gripping device` would secure a less veffectivehold upon the coins. The grippin devices serve effectively to preventwith rawal of the coins after the partial insertion thereof, so that achild could not, by changing its mind, withdraw the coin after beginningthe operation of insertion. A slot 3G and a perforation 37 through thevertical wall of the casing afford ports through which goliff coins andbills may be inserted. The

slot 36 lies in the same horizontal plane as the slots 13, and a portionof the llange 31 of, the rubber ring employed affords the coingripperlocated adjacent to the slot 36. .In Fig. 4, the portions 38 of therubber ring shown are the portions which are located between the outerportions of the coin-re-l ceptacles. The dotted lines 39 are shownmerely to indicate the imaginary lines between those portions of themember 29 which lie adjacent to the coin-slotsand serve as flexiblegrippers. and the portions 38 which connect the effective coin-grippingportions of the device.

l`he manner of using the' improved safe will be readily understood. Thebody A is inserted-in the casing B, the base'lof said body serving toclose the lower end of the casing. By means of the key 26, whose shank'accurately fits the.opening 25 of the nameplate. the screw 18 maybeturned' to secure the casing and body together. Collis are in- 'sertedthrough the slots 13, sliding, during insertion, on the shoulders'35 atthe upper ends of the outer portions of the coin-receptacles. 2. Thelflexible grippers 28 yield inwardly to admit the coins, but effectivelygrip the coins to prevent their withdrawal. 'lhe coins" fall into thei'cceptacles and are maintained therein in stacked relation. Inasmuch asthe coin-receptacles are substantially tubiilar in form, although withslotted outer walls, the coins are prevented from becoming disa'rrauged.Bills and goldpieces may be y-insertpd into the. ,receptacle 4' throughthe lateral slot 36 and' perforation .circumferentia n base andcoin-receptac sodass 37 of the casing When-desired, the key 26 4ing todenomination, in stacked relation,

t-hus facilitating counting and handling; and because of the tubularformation of the receptacles, the coins Will not be jarred therefromwhen the casing is removed.

The vertical wall of the casing is provided on its inner surface with 'aguide 40, which, as shown in Fig. 8, lies betweenthe outer portions ofthe two end, or final, coinreceptacles 2 of theseries. r)Chis provisioninsures the proper relation of the casing and c'orein the assembledcondition.

The safe described is durable, secure, and may be manufactured at,moderatecost. The casing may be nickel-plated land may be made asornamental as desired.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearnes's ofunderstanding only. Hence, no undue limitation should be understoodtherefrom, but the appended claims should be 'construed as broadly aspermissible, in view of the prior art.

That l regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iS-

1. In a savings-bank, the combination of a body having a plurality ofcoin-chambers, acasing receivingsaid body and provided withcircumferentially-disposed coin-admission slots registering with saidchambers, circumferentially disposed flexible, coin grippin meansguarding said slots, and means carried by said casing for securing saidgripping means in place.

2. In a savings-bank, the combination of a body having a plurality ofcoin-chambers, a casi-ng receiving said body and provided with i lydisposed coin admission slots registering with said chambers, andcircumferentially-disnosed, flexible, coin-gripping means guarding saidslots and held in place between the body and the casing.

3. In a savings-bank, the combination of a casing comprising a top withvertical walls depending therefrom provided with coin-admission slotsnear the to a body comprising les formed integrally therewith, saidcoin-receptacles being open at their upper ends and at their outersides, means detachably connectin said body and easing together, and aflexib e coin-gripping ring) 'secured within the upper portion of saicasing and havinggripping edges located adjacent to said coin-admissionslots.

4. ln avsavings-bank, the combination of a casing comprising a top andan annular wall depending therefrom, a flexible ring of angularcross-sectionittin the upperporil tion of said casinganc yaffordingflexible' eoin-grippers,` and a body comprising a base andcoin-receptacles carriedthereby.

5; In a savings-bank, the combination of a casing comprising a top, andYa cylindrical Wall depending therefrom provided near the top. withcoin-admission slots, a rubber-ring fitting within said casing, meanssecuring said rubber-ringf'to the top portion ofthe casing, said ringhaving a depending portion i extending substantially across saidcoin-admission slots and affording coin-gripping edges, and a bodycomprising a base an(1 coin-receptacles carried thereby,V saidcoinreceptacles being in the forni of slotted tubes with cutawayportions at their upper ends` serving to admit coins.

5. In a savings-bank, the combination of a casing comprising a top andvertical Walls depending therefrom providednear the top withcoin-admission slots, a flexible coin gripping member of angularcross-section having a depending flange located adjacent to said slots,a securing-ring engaging the horizontal flange of said flexible memberand securing the saine in place, and a body comprising a base andcoin-receptacles rising therefrom, said coin-receptacles formed to admitcoins at their uppervouter portions When said coins are entered throughsaid slots.

7. n' a savin ;s-bank, the combination with a casing comprising a topand vertical walls depending therefrom, a body comprising a base.and-coin receptacles, a fastening receiving means carried by said body,an aperture in the top of the casing, an apertured plate above 'thecasing top, a depending recessed plate secured between the casing topand the upper plate, and a flange threaded boltl seated in said recessedplate and engaging a fixed bearing on the coin-receptacle carrying bodyfor releasably securing said c'asin and said body together, as setforth.

8. ln a savings-bank, the combination of a Y.

casing comprising a top and depending ver- .tical walls provided withcoin-admission slots, a body comprising a base and coin receptaclesformed integral therewith, said coin-receptacles being open at theirtops and outer portions, an means detachably -connecting said body andcasing together comprising a nut cast integral with the Wall of one ofthe coin receptacles, a central depressed bearing carried by thecasing-top, a screw extending through said bearing'and having a headhoused in the depression thereof, and a key-plate carried by saidcasing-top and having a perforation through which a key may be entered.

t). in a savings-bank, the combination of a casing comprising a top andvertical Walls iie iis-

with a coin-admission exible, coinipping means lying adjacent rovided lslot, clrcnm erential, securing member loc and a releasable coa base frsaid casing and equipped with a ated near the casing-top, 10 actlngsecurlng member the inner sur ace of said casingand havin earned by saidcasing-to a coin-gripping edge adjacent said sldt, sal

edge engaging the full co`1n and'preventin itsretraction afterpartial'i'nsertionin t e slot a. body affording face 0`f the inserted Inpresence of-V ONEsIMUs D.

CHA'LES FISHER.

' ALBERT L. WATERMAN,

WEAVER, J I".

